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Throughout human history different groups have abided by different codes of

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conduct from the cave peoples prohibition about leaving clubs all over [Caveman surrounded by clubs in a cave]

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the place to our current ban on using way too many outlets in a coffee shop if

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you really need two printers maybe you should just bring your coffee to a

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copy shop well the very same thing was true for [Knight on a horse preparing for battle]

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medieval knights they had the concept of chivalry a specific code of conduct that

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Knights swore to abide by kinda like citizenship oath but though with way

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more swords well chivalry was mostly focused on upholding honor because when

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you're a knight when one of your main jobs is fighting and killing folk so you [Knight with a sword threatens man on his knees]

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want to be sure you're doing that in the most respectful manner possible King

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Arthur was a big fan of chivalry and when he established the round table at [King Arthur and others at the round table]

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Camelot all of his Knights got a slice of free pizza just kidding..

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they had to swear to a strict code of chivalry and they had to pay for pizza [King Arthur and other knights eating pizza at the round table]

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Arthur's nice but he's not that nice the code of chivalry meant a lot more

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than just using coasters on a round table one big element of the chivalric

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code was to be merciful to those who asked for it [piece of parchment of the chivalric code]

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sure war is all about killing but where's the honor and killing the weak

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or the injured predators like wolves might not have such scruples but there's

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reason no wild dogs managed to become knights of the round table another [pack of wolves growl at injured knight on the floor]

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important element of the chivalric code was to respect the honor of women even

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though a lot of invading warriors had less than progressive attitudes about [an invading warrior and a woman curled in the corner]

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women captured in war images putting it very very mildly chivalric Knights saw

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women as worthy of honor in all circumstances depending on what their

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husband was like a medieval woman might see an invading chivalrous Knight as a [Chivalric knight appears in a room]

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real breath of fresh air another big part of chivalry was honoring and

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serving royalty and the church this makes a lot of sense from the perspective

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of the authority figures at the time he's got a whole bunch of strong guys [Authority figures stood in a church]

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with swords running around why not include in their vows the idea that

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they've got to be really really nice to you right well if you can pull all of [Two knights fight each other in a church]

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that off you might just find a seat for yourself at the round table

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but yeah don't expect free pizza... hey come on [kid wearing a helmet served pizza from a knight]

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